About us

With a tradition going back over 180 years, JOSEPH VÖGELE AG is one of Germany’s oldest industrial companies still in operation and from the very beginning, has been closely linked to the Rhine/Neckar conurbation. Founded in Mannheim by Ulrich Joseph Vögele in 1836, VÖGELE initially produced track for the up-and-coming railway industry. The company’s first dealings in road construction were in 1925 and reached an initial high point after four years: in 1929, VÖGELE presented the world’s first road paver, the so-called towed spreader. This new technology caught on internationally, too. It marked VÖGELE’s entry into an industry which was to have a significant impact on the company – a success story which is still in progress today. When VÖGELE moved to neighbouring Ludwigshafen in 2010, quadrupling its production capacity, the company had long been world market leader.

One important reason for the great reliability of our products is that they are developed and manufactured at our headquarters in Ludwigshafen, the most modern road paver production facility in the world. This is where we lay the foundation for the extraordinarily high quality standards that are the hallmark of VÖGELE technology. Operating from this “home of innovation”, we earn the confidence and esteem of road construction businesses, paving teams and equipment leasing companies all over the world. At the same time, we have the flexibility required to respond to regional market demands, for example with special machines for North America or a production site in China for the market there.

VÖGELE pavers and material feeders set standards in efficiency. This is due to the efficient use of fuel, great ease of maintenance, reasonable operating costs and outstanding value retention. So what does all this mean for the bottom line? VÖGELE is a benchmark in the critical "total cost of ownership" discipline and this is the reward for the effort our engineers put into developing premium quality machines which pay their way metre for metre, not least because they are leaders in productivity and paving quality. The incredible smoothness and perfect surface structure of roads built with our technologies is a revelation, especially as experienced at the wheel.

Each of our innovations pursues a clearly defined goal: new technical developments must help to advance daily work practices in terms of simplicity, efficiency or quality. There are many examples of this: with SprayJet technology, for instance, we synchronized bitumen emulsion spraying with asphalt paving, eliminating an entire process step and improving the bond between layers. With InLine Pave, the machine technology for building compact asphalt pavements "hot on hot", VÖGELE established a new method that is now mandatory in many calls to tender. We have been known for many years for our pulsed flow hydraulic high-compaction technology, which enables our electrically heated screeds to achieve maximum precompaction levels.